AN ARGUMENT FOR COHABITATION / CASUAL SEX
P1. Sexual relationships are morally permissible if they are consensual
P2. Cohabitation and casual sex are consensual
C. Therefore cohabitation and casual sex are morally permissible
CONSERVATIVE COMMENTARY
P1 is not true as there are sexual relationships which are consensual but we would consider them immoral, such as:
- When third parties are affected (e.g. adulterous relationships with families and children are involved)
- Incestuous relationships where there is likely health risks to any children conceived
EXTERNAL LINKS:
- Public Discourse – Consent is Not Enough: Harvey Weinstein, Sex, and Human Flourishing